Please note that dates are subject to change; if you’re enrolled in the program, we’ll inform you of updates if necessary

First year of Dzogchen Cycles program

This retreat offers an experiential, in-depth introduction to Dzogchen Cycles, a path of natural awakening (sems nyid rang grol). Learn the core movements from seeing to being in counterpoint with Longchenpa’s Seven Trainings for Dzogchen.

Summer 2017 Teaching Tuesdays: Buddha Nature, part 1: Seeking

This teaching series will thread together teachings on Buddha Nature from Shantideva’s most famous text, the Bodhicaryavatara, with the classic Uttaratantra, as translated and commented upon by Karl Brunnholzl in When the Clouds Part. If possible, we’ll also explore Tibetan commentaries on the realm of stainless space, the chos dbyings or dharmadhātu.

90 minute on-line teaching with Lamas Rigzin Drolma and Namgyal Dorje

Saturday, June 24th, 10-11:30

Fall 2017Teaching Tuesdays:Buddha Nature, part 2: Further Seeking

In this series, Anne and Harvey will use the practices of taking refuge and cultivating bodhichitta to show their connections with buddha nature as discussed in the Uttaratantra. They’ll also present two views of progress in Buddhist practice, the developmental and the discovery models, as another way to understand the path to buddhahood and continue to refine our understanding of Buddha Nature.

90-minute online teaching with Lamas Rigzin Drolma and Namgyal Dorje

Saturday, Sept. 9th, 10-11:30

Fall 2017Retreat: Steps to Buddha Nature

Friday, Oct 6th, 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

This retreat will deepen our connection with and understanding of the materials in the fall 2017 Teaching Tuesday series.

In this series, Anne and Harvey will lead us through Madhyamaka and the Perfection of Wisdom teachings as the basis for tantra, drawing in particular on the famous ninth chapter of the bodhicaryavatara and on Lama Tenzin Samphel’s teachings about the creation phase (skyes rim) of tantric practice.

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Events

Sep06

Teaching Tuesdays – Fall 2016 ENLIGHTENED HEART: Dissolving and Evolving on the Path
First and Third Tuesdays
September 6-December 6, 2016
7:00-9:00pm
Available live and via Broadcast
The Tibetan word for enlightenment, chang-chub, contains the concepts of dissolving and evolving, the ongoing process of shedding undesired qualities and developing better ones. In this seven-part course we will delve deeper into the embodied practice...

Jan17

Teaching Tuesdays – Winter 2017 WISDOM THRU LOVE AND COMPASSION: Longchenpa's Path to Buddha Mind
First and Third Tuesdays
January 17-May 16, 2017
7:00-9:00pm
Available live and via Broadcast
We often hear that the essence of compassion is wisdom. Longchenpa also shows how boundless qualities associated with love
and compassion naturally flow into a much larger expansive view, freeing us from contraction into a divided...